Job Description

Position Overview:

Postdoc position is available in Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek​ (NCB) (https://web.mit.edu/deblina-sarkar/) research group at MIT Media Lab. Our aim is to develop extremely miniaturized micro-nano-devices using meta-materials that can non-invasively and remotely/wirelessly monitor and modulate our biological system. The device will harvest energy from external applied fields for its functioning and also modulate the external fields for communicating sensed data.

Responsibilities

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

Conduct research to design and develop wireless sensing technologies, implantable and wearable antennae, transmitter/receiver systems, RF circuit, ​for diverse applications in wireless power transfer, sensing, magnetic resonance imaging and biomedical applications.

Supervision Received:

Professor Deblina Sarkar

Supervision Exercised:

None

Qualifications

 Qualifications & Skills:

REQUIRED:

·       PhD in electrical/ electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, materials science, bioengineering or relevant field;

·       Strong background in electromagnetism, antennae design, RF circuit design, RFID design, RF engineering and wireless communication

·       Experience in wireless sensing, energy harvesting, magnetic resonance imaging, magnetics etc.…

·       Experience in simulators for wireless sensing and antennae design

PREFERRED:

·       Experience with nanofabrication;

·       Background in solid state physics and electronic devices;

·       Experience with in-vivo animal work.

To apply, go to hr.mit.edu/careers and search for job ID#18640.